Steel entry doors, built to the opening
A steel entry door is the strongest and best-value front door we fit. The skin is hot-dipped galvanized before the factory Polytex finish goes on, so the panel is protected twice over against rust and road salt.
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Where steel entry doors suit a home
Steel is the default recommendation for a front or side entrance, and for good reason: it resists forced entry better than any other material at the price; it does not warp, and the finish shrugs off the salt spray that comes off a plowed street through a GTA winter.
Inside the panel is a bonded polyurethane foam core that both insulates and stiffens the door. At the lock area there is a solid wood lock block, which is the part that matters if anyone ever tries to kick the door in, a hollow lock area is where a cheap steel door fails.
The frame is kiln-dried and finger-jointed so it will not warp, with continuous full 1¼-inch wood stiles and rails acting as a thermal break. The sub-sill is pressure-equalized, rain-screened and thermally broken.
Features
- Hot-dipped galvanized steel with a factory-applied white Polytex finish
- Bonded polyurethane foam core for insulation and panel stiffness
- Solid wood lock block reinforcing the strike and deadbolt area
- Kiln-dried finger-jointed frame with continuous 1¼-inch wood stiles and rails
- Pressure-equalized, rain-screened, thermally broken full wood sub-sill
- Adjustable bottom sweep and a sill gasket that stops seepage between sill and frame
- Over 500 glass insert options, plus grille patterns, stained glass and wrought iron
How they compare
Against a fibreglass door: steel wins on security and price, fibreglass wins on insulation and on looking like real wood. If the door is shaded by a porch and security is the priority, choose steel. If it faces west into afternoon sun and you want a stained oak-grain finish, choose fibreglass.
Against a wood door: no contest on maintenance. Wood needs refinishing on a cycle and moves with the seasons; steel does neither. Wood still wins on a designated heritage property where the material is specified.
One firm limit: do not add a storm door to a new entry door. Trapped heat between the two panels warps the door and damages the finish, on steel and fibreglass alike.
Is a steel or fibreglass entry door better?
Steel offers the best security and value, while fibreglass offers the best insulation and a convincing wood look. Steel doors are hot-dipped galvanized with a bonded polyurethane foam core and a solid wood lock block. Fibreglass doors use a compression-molded skin over a polyurethane core with roughly six times the insulating value of a solid wood door, and take stain over an oak grain finish.
Do steel entry doors rust in Ontario winters?
Properly finished steel doors do not rust in Ontario winters. The steel is hot-dipped galvanized before a factory-applied Polytex finish goes on, so the surface is protected twice over against corrosion and road salt. Rust appears where the finish has been cut, drilled or chipped and left unsealed. Touching up scratches promptly keeps the panel sound.
Can I install a storm door over a new entry door?
No, a storm door should not be fitted over a new entry door, because trapped solar heat builds up between the two panels and can warp the door or damage the finish. This applies to both steel and fibreglass units. If you want the extra draft protection a storm door offers, tell us at the consultation and we will address it through weatherstripping and sill adjustment instead.
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